Duly Noted: Glass high-rises could bake in a power outage (Video)

Scores of new residential towers in New York City are sheathed in glass, which could present a major problem should the city experience a prolonged blackout during the summer months. It turns out that the glass walls used in many of these buildings could turn the insides into a cauldron, with temperatures exceeding 90 degrees on the first day, and hitting triple digits within a week in the worst-case scenarios. That's from a study by the Urban Green Council, which recommends that builders adopt much more stringent energy-efficiency standards than current codes require. -- Wall Street Journal

A terminal at LaGuardia Airport was evacuated at about 11:45 this morning after workers encountered a smoking bag. The bag never made it on to an airplane, it was eventually determined to be harmless, and the terminal was reopened at about 1 pm. -- Bloomberg video above and New York Post

One of Mayor Bill de Blasio's minor endeavors since taking office has been to do away with the city's horse-drawn carriages. However, despite additional support from City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, the idea has yet to gain much traction in the council. -- Capital New York

New York Public Schools are on the verge of approving several new holidays, though it's unclear which ones will ultimately make the cut. The Chinese Lunar New Year, as well as the Muslim holy days of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are expected to make the cut, but the Hindu festival of Diwali is a longer shot. -- New York Daily News

Has a New York restaurant server asked if you'd like a glass of water any time since 1991? That's technically against the rules, but don't worry: one of the last acts of the Bloomberg administration was to reverse the rule, and it's set to go into effect in late February. -- New York Times